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Checklist for Family Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 (Cheese flies)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
66
1308
9152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
62
1128
7543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
49
523
3680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
148
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPiophilidae
Macquart, 1835
Cheese flies, Cheese skipper, Cheese skippers, Skippers
14
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
14 Genera with 49 Species
Actenoptera Czerny, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Allopiophila Hendel, 18204SpeciesTaxom
Amphipogon Wahlberg, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Arctopiophila Duda, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Boreopiophila Frey, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Lasiopiophila Duda, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Liopiophila Duda, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mycetaulus Loew, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Neopiophila Mcalpine, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Parapiophila Mcalpine, 19178SpeciesTaxom
Piophila Fallen, 1917Wine flies9SpeciesTaxom
Prochyliza Walker, 1849Waltzing Flies6SpeciesTaxom
Protopiophila Duda, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Stearibia Lioy, 18261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
49 Species
Actenoptera avalona Mcalpine, 1977Hairy bittercress
Actenoptera hilarella Zetterstedt, 1847
Allopiophila luteata Haliday, 1833Spreading yellowcress
Allopiophila nitidissima Melander & S..., 1917
Allopiophila testacea Melander, 1924
Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Amphipogon hyperboreus Greene, 1919
Arctopiophila arctica Holmgren, 1883
Arctopiophila nigerrima Lundbeck, 1901
Boreopiophila tomentosa Frey, 1930
Lasiopiophila pilosa Staeger, 1845
Liopiophila varipes Meigen, 1830
Liopiophila varipesa
Mycetaulus bipunctata Fallen, 1823
Mycetaulus bipunctatus Fallen, 1823
Mycetaulus costalis Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus liturata Melander & S..., 1917
Mycetaulus longipennis Loew, 1869
Mycetaulus nigritellus Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus polypori Melander, 1924
Mycetaulus subdola Johnson, 1922
Mycetaulus subdolus Johnson, 1922
Neopiophila setaluna Mcalpine, 1977Hairy bittercress
Parapiophila atrifrons Melander & S..., 1917
Parapiophila calceata Duda, 1924
Parapiophila dudai Frey, 1930
Parapiophila flavipes Zetterstedt, 1847
Parapiophila fulviceps Holmgren, 1883
Parapiophila pectiniventris Duda, 1924
Parapiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Parapiophila xanthopoda Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila (Piophila) casei Linnaeus, 1758Cheese fly
Piophila anomala (Malloch, 1923)⇒ Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Piophila halterata (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Piophila morator (Melander, 1924)⇒ Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Piophila nitidissima (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Allopiophila nitidissima Melander & S..., 1917
Piophila occipitalis (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Piophila penicillata Steyskal, 1964Martin's ceanothus
Piophila senescens Melander & S..., 1917Rockcress
Piophila setosa (Melander & S..., 1917)⇒ Allopiophila vulgaris Fallen, 1820
Prochyliza brevicornis Melander, 1924Mustard
Prochyliza lundbecki Duda, 1924
Prochyliza nigricoxa Melander & S..., 1917
Prochyliza nigrimana Meigen, 1826
Prochyliza varipes Meigen, 1830
Prochyliza xanthostoma Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Protopiophila latipes Meigen, 1838
Protopiophila litigata Bonduriansky, 1995
Stearibia nigriceps Meigen, 1826

Subnodes of Piophilidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyNeottiophilinae
Neottiophid flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPiophilinae
Macquart, 1835
13
47
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Piophilidae at artfakta.se
Piophilidae at dyntaxa.se
Piophilidae at gbif.org
Piophilidae at irmng.org
Piophilidae at itis.gov